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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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